| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 9 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 23 |
| London | 1 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 2 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 7 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 5 |
| Colliery Labourer | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Servant | 1 |
| Nurse | 1 |
| Commercial Clerk Apprentice | 1 |
| House Painter | 1 |
| Iron Turner | 1 |
| Railway Engine Brakesman | 1 |
| Coal Miner | 1 |
| Colliery Shifter | 1 |
| General Labourer | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Insurance Agent | 1 |
| Cook | 1 |
| Cottager | 1 |
| Cottager 12 Acres Farmer | 1 |
| Cottager 15 Acres | 1 |
| Farmer Of 46 Acres & Carrier | 1 |
| Housemaid | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Portus | 33 |
| William Portus | 27 |
| Mary Portus | 21 |
| Thomas Portus | 20 |
| Ann Portus | 19 |
| George Portus | 18 |
| Sarah Portus | 12 |
| Henry Portus | 10 |
| Robert Portus | 10 |
| Edward Portus | 9 |
| Annie Portus | 8 |
| Catherine Portus | 7 |
| Isabella Portus | 7 |
| Dorothy Portus | 6 |
| Elizabeth Portus | 6 |
| Jane Portus | 6 |
| Hannah Portus | 5 |
| Margaret Portus | 5 |
| Martha Portus | 5 |
| Stephen Portus | 5 |
| Arthur Portus | 4 |
| Harold Portus | 4 |
| Alice Portus | 3 |
| Ruth Portus | 3 |
| Walter Portus | 3 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porteous | 75% | 3,626 |
| 2 | Partis | 67% | 1,695 |
| 3 | Porteus | 86% | 1,589 |
| 4 | Portas | 83% | 1,399 |
| 5 | Portus | 100% | 334 |
| 6 | Portass | 71% | 331 |
| 7 | Ports | 83% | 331 |
| 8 | Portes | 83% | 256 |
| 9 | Portis | 83% | 156 |
| 10 | Partes | 67% | 110 |
| 11 | Portess | 71% | 102 |
The surname Portus is the 5th most popular variant of Porteous.